As we all know, the Golden State Warriors position-less jewel Draymond Green was suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night [June 13th, 2016] allegedly because of the pandering and typical passive aggressive nature of LeBron James in the media.
James was the beneficiary of a jab from Green to the private area in Game 4 of the series, which for Green, was his last straw for the league. With the suspension behind him, Green has publicly stated he believes if he were to have played Monday night, the outcome of the game and obviously, the series (Warriors had a 3-1 lead) would have been different.
Via ESPN:
Draymond Green believes the Golden State Warriors would already have the championship trophy had he not been suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals, and he’s now looking forward to trying to make history by winning the title on the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ floor in back-to-back seasons.
“I have a strong belief that if I play in Game 5, we win. But I didn’t because I put myself in a situation where I wasn’t able to play,” Green said after watching the Cavs’ 112-97 victory from O.co Coliseum next to Oracle Arena while serving a suspension.
“I move on from the suspension. That was Game 5; we’re here in Game 6 so it’s behind us. We got an opportunity to do something that, I don’t know if it’s ever been done … where you win a championship on someone else’s floor two years in a row. We have that opportunity. It’s a fun one. It’ll be tough.”
